Det sker i Leipzig, Germany året igennem

Travlt — Christmas holidays i Germany, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Tætpakket — Leipzig Book Fair, Easter holidays i Germany

• Festival

  Leipzig Book Fair

  15. mar. – 1. apr. · normaltKunstfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Four days when the fairground fills with readers rather than trade, the Manga-Comic-Con puts several thousand people in costume on the tram, and the Leipzig liest readings spill into bars across the city. Rooms go early. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Easter holidays

  3.–6. apr.Påske & den stille ugeLukningerTætpakket

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays everywhere, and shops close on Friday, Sunday and Monday. Good Friday is a quiet day with dance and loud-event bans in most states, and Germans use the four-day weekend to travel, so trains, motorways and holiday towns are busy. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Leipzig Book Fair, Easter holidays

• Helligdag

  Ascension and Whitsun

  14.–25. majNational helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide. Shops close on both, many people bridge them into long weekends, and trains, motorways and hotels in holiday areas get busy. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Leipzig Book Fair (15. mar. – 1. apr. (normalt)), Easter holidays (3.–6. apr.)

Tætpakket — Ascension and Whitsun, Wave-Gotik-Treffen

• Festival

  Wave-Gotik-Treffen

  5. maj – 15. jun. · normaltMusikfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Whitsun weekend, when tens of thousands of goths take over venues, parks and the trams in full Victorian black — the largest gathering of its kind anywhere. The city is entirely relaxed about it; hotels are not cheap. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ascension and Whitsun (14.–25. maj)

Travlt — Wave-Gotik-Treffen, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Lake season south of the city

  1. jun. – 10. sep. · normaltSommersæsonen åbner

  The flooded lignite pits ringing the city — Cospudener, Markkleeberger, Zwenkauer — are the summer weekend, reachable by tram and bike path. Beach bars and boat hire run for the season only.

• Festival

  Bachfest

  5.–25. jun. · normaltMusikfestivalBook tidligt

  Ten days of Bach in the two churches he worked in, with the Thomanerchor singing the motets where he is buried. Free open-air concerts on the market square carry the rest of it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ascension and Whitsun (14.–25. maj), Wave-Gotik-Treffen (5. maj – 15. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Germany, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Lake season south of the city (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Germany, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Lake season south of the city (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Lake season south of the city (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Lichtfest, Autumn holidays i Germany

• Festival

  Lichtfest

  8.–10. okt.Lys & ildTætpakket

  On 9 October the ring road is lit with installations to mark the 1989 Monday demonstration that broke the regime's nerve without a shot. It is a commemoration the city takes seriously, not a light show. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Leipzig Christmas market, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Leipzig Christmas market

  24. nov. – 23. dec. · normaltJul & nytårTætpakket

  One of the oldest in Germany, documented from 1458, filling the market square and running up into the arcades so there is somewhere warm to stand. The Thomanerchor sings from the old town hall balcony to open it. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Leipzig Christmas market, Christmas holidays i Germany

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Leipzig Christmas market (24. nov. – 23. dec. (normalt))